LASTING IMPRESSIONS FROM NAKHCHIVAN

A book dedicated to the Culture, History, Multiculturalism and Archaeology of Autonomous Republic of Nakhchivan, Republic of Azerbaijan. Organizations such as the Smithsonian Institution and others ought to further research Nakhchivan's cultural monuements. One of its landmarks is the Meydan Mosque (square mosque) a historic architectural monument located at the heart of Dasta village, Ordubad region. Its entrance is from the West; its size has a length of 18.7 meters, a width of 12.3 meters, a height of 4 meters and a ceiling with 18 stands on wooden columns. There are 4 windows in the Eastern Wall, 4 in the Southern Wall, 2 in the Western Wall. According to the inscription located at the upper part of the entrance door, this mosque has been built by Architect Haji Mahammad Nagi, the son of Mashadi Huseynali under the auspices of Abdulkhan Javad oglu (1610-1611).